A Ballyfermot councillor has described the ongoing problem of stolen cars being burnt out in Cherry Orchard as a crisis.

Two cars were burnt out in the area on Monday - one of which was while children were leaving school for lunch - while local councillor Daithi Doolan says there have been "dozens" more over the past few weeks.

Mr Doolan believes a small minority are holding the community to ransom, with residents having to put up with the dangerous behaviour and wreckage left behind.

Wreckage left behind by a burnt out car in Cherry Orchard

The Sinn Fein councillor told Dublin Live: "For the last three weeks, people have been robbing cars and racing them through Cherry Orchard and burning them out.

"It reached crisis point on Monday, when there was one at lunch time when the kids were coming out of school, and another in the evening.

"It's causing the locals frustration, anger and fear - they feel they could be run over by the cars.